DirtyEarsBill

I like this idea actually, but would never pay that much for it. I initially thought after reading the title of this post that they were going to release the 52 mini series in one big hardcover, which I’d be way more into.

Rjackson

With an Amazon discount this will end up being cheaper than the digital price for all 52 issues even after the 1-month digital price drop. It’s another way of showing that DC really doesn’t want to push digitial sales . . . instead it seems like just another move to placate brick-and-mortar retailers.

If DC is serious about digital, they need to lower the price to 99 cents . . . even at 1.99, I can still get the hardcopies cheaper through places like DCBS.

MAD

Instant nostalgia! “Remember when we all bought those crappy, overpriced comics in that that half-assed attempt at bringing in new readers three months ago? Yeah? Well, here they are again! Be a part of history by owning physical proof that says ‘I was there’ for only $149.99 plus tax!”

Gotta love it. DC is providing the best summer of unintentional comedy in a long time.

Scratchie

Cass

Doesn’t make any sense at all. Only a handful of titles will offer a complete story in their first issue. Plus, $150 is virtually no discount and most readers have a few titles in which they have no interest, even to sample. Maybe the obsessives will pick it up, but wouldn’t most of them have grabbed the single issues? Are there that many obsessives who will buy the same issue, at full cost, twice? That would be pretty sad.

Cass

Ha ha, I’m reminded of DC’s boast that there will be “No more writing for the trade!” Good to now know that they’ll be implementing this policy by stuffing any random collection of issues between two covers.

ChrisPV

So, who here’s lining up to plunk down $150 dollars for the first, oh say, sixth of 52 different stories?

Yeah, me neither. By contrast, I figure I could spend that money on a full 40-50 hours worth of Doctor Who, when you count special features and whatnot. Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. When I can look at Marvel and say “Damn, those guys know how to run a publishing house,” you’re doing something epically wrong.

Mysterious Stranger

“Insane – past 600 pages (which is too big) these books become doorstops as you can’t really sit down and read them.”

This. At 1200+ pages you’re looking at a volume thicker than a ream of paper (over 2 inches thick). Unless each page is printed with a plain border the art and word balloons in the center fold will be damn near impossible to see. Its bad enough with a hardcover of say 6-10 issues. When you up that to 52… doorstop is right.